Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Nauru
Nauru: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
27.6%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
75th
of 191 countries
All-time high
37.5%
in 2018
All-time low
17.6%
in 2013
Years of data
14
2009–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Nauru, 2009–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nauru stood at 27.6%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nauru peaked at 37.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2013.
That places Nauru 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 20.5% | — |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 17.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.6% | 28.5% | 3 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3993 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nauru?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Nauru was 27.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2013.
- How does Nauru rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Nauru ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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